Open Call for Swiss Cultural Practitioners

Cultural practitioners from Switzerland may apply for residencies via myprohelvetia.ch to the countries listed below. Residencies are limited to a maximum duration of three months. A list of possible residency partners can be found on the websites of Pro Helvetia’s liaison offices.

Pro Helvetia supports maximum three residencies per person. Cultural practitioners from Switzerland may apply for residencies in two different regions covered by Pro Helvetia’s liaison offices. Two separate, complete applications must be submitted. A maximum of one application per person will be approved within the framework of one call for applications.

Residencies serve to gain inspiration, to establish networks and to start thinking about projects. Pro Helvetia offers accommodation, travel costs, a daily allowance, professional mentoring, a workplace (on request) and a contribution to production/material costs (on request).

Possible destinations

• Arab region: Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
• China* : Mainland China* , Hong Kong*

*Pro Helvetia Shanghai offers for 2023 only the digital residency format «Home not Alone». For further information, please consult this link.

• Russia
• South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
• South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
• West, Central, East and Southern Africa: Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Kenya, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Sao Tome and Préncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Chad, Uganda, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe

Selection Criteria
•   Convincing track record: artistic activity with a national/transregional reach.
•   Context-related motivation.
•   Sufficient knowledge of English.
•   Concrete exchange project with a lasting impact.
•   Pro Helvetia supports three residencies per person at most.

How to Apply
Applications are submitted once a year, only via myprohelvetia. Please make sure to select "Residencies of the Liaison Offices" while submitting the application. The deadline for submission for the 2023 Residencies is 1 March 2022. Applications must be submitted in English.

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